| Location |
For route to the VU follow this link (http://www.english.vu.nl/about_the_VU/index.cfm).
For more information follow this link.
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| Registration fee |
€ 250,- per person. Lunch and materials included. |
| Target audience |
Clinicians, Allied Health Care Providers, Policy Makers |
| Aim of conference |
Presenting the state of the art of low back pain research |
| Structure |
20 minute presentations + 10 minutes questions from the audience |
| 10:15 - 11:05 |
Can low back pain be prevented? |
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10:15 - 10:40 |
Prevention through public health campaigns
Mary Wyatt |
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10:40 - 11:05 |
Prevention from a bio-psychosocial perspective
Chris Main |
11:30 - 12:20
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Treating low back pain: state-of-the-art of surgery and implications for clinical practice |
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11:30 - 11:55 |
The effectiveness of surgical interventions
Jens Ivar Brox |
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11:55 - 12:20 |
Cost-effectiveness of surgery versus conservative treatment
Peter Fritzell |
13:15 - 15:25
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Treating low back pain: state-of-the-art of conservative treatments and implications for clinical practice |
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13:15 - 13:40 |
Manual Therapy
Gert Brönfort |
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13:40 - 14:05 |
Exercise therapy
Bart Koes |
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14:05 - 14:30 |
Behavioural interventions
Raymond Ostelo |
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15:00 - 15:25 |
Alternative and complementary interventions
Dan Cherkin |
15:25 - 16:15
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Clinical guidelines for low back pain |
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15:25 - 15:50 |
Guidelines and implementation in primary care
Maurits van Tulder |
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15:50 - 16:15 |
Guidelines in the occupational setting
Glenn Pransky |
